Summer Discovery brochure 2014

PJA SUMMER DISCOVERY 2014 A Summer Enrichment Experience Open to Everyone!

July 7 - Aug. 1

EXPLORE

Your Creativity DISCOVER

Your Talents NURTURE

Your Curiosity BROADEN

Your Horizons

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Table of Contents General information P. 2-4 Leapfrog (Ages 4-6) P. 5-6 Stepping Stone (grades 1-3) P. 7-8 Soaring (grades 3-6) P. 9-10 Dragon Team P. 11-12 Instructors P. 13-14

At the heart of PJA Summer Discovery are experienced teachers and staff creating their classes based on topics they are passionate about. Summer Discovery instructors strive to provide quality enrichment programming that is fun and challenging, with the goal to provide “new learning� for students.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Registration Fair

Sunday, March 9 1:00 - 3:00 pm at the MJCC

Come learn about our PJA Summer Discovery classes, register, and meet the director, Celinda!

Classes are first come, first served.

PJA Family

Early Bird Discount!

PJA families: register before March 31, 2014 to receive 5% off your total PJA class fees!

Our Program • Program Hours: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM • All students must be the designated age for the course and potty trained by start of class.

• PJA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, or national origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, or any programs.

Lunch and Snack Bring a vegetarian snack (meat and shellfish free) and a water bottle.

Start Your Day Early or Extend Your Day at the MJCC • PJA Pre-Care: 7:30 AM - 9 AM $20 per week.

• Extend Your Day: Continue on to MJCC Day Camp.

Visit: www.oregonjcc.org/daycamp for info.

MJCC • PJA will escort students to the MJCC at 1:00 PM. DAY CAMP PJA/MJCC Extended Day: PJA rate + $93 (MJCC Members) or $110 (MJCC Guests)

Payment/Refund Policy Every effort will be made to offer listed courses and instructors. If a course must be canceled, PJA will make every effort to direct your child to another class or offer a full refund. There are no refunds after May 1 except for course cancellation. In the unusual case where refunds are appropriate PJA will charge a $25 processing fee.

For more information contact Celinda Llanez: cllanez@pjaproud.org

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PROGRAMS AT-A-GLANCE

STEPPING STONE Grades 1-3

LEAPFROG Ages 4-6

JULY 7-11

JULY 14-18

JULY 28 - AUG. 1

Simple Machines

Mathmagic

World Art

A Place A Day Through Jewelry

The Magic School Bus

Earthquakes & Volcanoes

What Should I Grow?

Imagination Station

Junior Engineers

Fresh and Seasonal Cooking

Cooking Around the World

Cooking Through Hebrew Song Pre-Engineering Using Lego (Grades K-1)

Simple Machines

Paper Projects

Cooking Through Hebrew Song

Dogs With Jobs

Comic Book Creations

Magic School Bus Adventure

Earthquakes & Volcanoes

Comic Book Creations

Loveable, Small Pets

Cooking Around the World

3D Amazing Art

Cupcake Warz

Cracking Mythology & Busting Myths Mathmagic Comic Book Creations

Junior Engineers

Pre-Engineering Using Lego (Grades K-1)

Engineering FUNdamentals Using Lego (Grades 2-5)

Jedi Master Engineering Using Lego (Grades 2-5)

The World of Minecraft

Cooking Around the World

Perfectly Portlandia

Engineering FUNdamentals Using Lego (Grades 2-5)

Leapfrog Ages 4-6 Leapfrog engages young learners in an exploration of math, science and literacy activities that are hands-on and inquiry-based. These classes nurture your child’s curiosity, allow their imaginations to flourish and foster a love for learning.

Stepping Stone Grades 1-3

Animal Antics

The World of Minecraft Bashem’ Bots Using Lego (Grades 3-6)

Wild About Horses

Fresh and Seasonal Cooking

PJA Junior Runway Bashem’ Bots Using Lego (Grades 3-6)

SOARING Grades 3-6

JULY 21-25

Printmaking Comic Book Creations Jedi Master Engineering Using Lego (Grades 2-5)

Stepping Stone inspires kids to explore new and exciting 2 topics that incorporate inquiry-based activities, global themes and project-based work. Students will form friendships with other learners that share their passion for the same topic.

Soaring Grades 3-6 Soaring challenges learners to broaden their thinking through in depth study of exciting topics offered by our talented instructors. Classes will be taught with inquiry in mind, allowing students to express themselves creatively.

Join the Dragon Team!

Become a leader! Ages 7-14. For more information, see page 12.

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Leapfrog Ages 4 - 6

JULY 7-11

JULY 14-18

JULY 21-25

JULY 28 - AUG. 1

Simple Machines

Mathmagic

World Art

A Place A Day Through Jewelry

The Magic School Bus

Earthquakes & Volcanoes

What Should I Grow?

Imagination Station

Junior Engineers

Fresh and Seasonal Cooking

Cooking Around the World

Cooking Through Hebrew Song Pre-Engineering Using Lego (Grades K-1)

Leapfrog (Ages 4 - 6)

Register at: www.pjaproud.org A PLACE A DAY THROUGH JEWELRY Make necklaces, bracelets, amulets, rings, and earrings! Explore Hawaii, Israel, Middle East, Africa, and more through jewelry making.

Design a jewelry box, make clay beads, string animal teeth and claws, explore wire art, bead with shells, seeds, and more! Learn to size, string, tie, and crimp your own jewelry!

Instructor: Jamie Alvarez • Cost: $200 COOKING AROUND THE WORLD Travel around the world with me cooking.

Each day we will visit a new country and cuisine. Make delicious meals and snacks from Mexico, Italy, Greece and Israel. Create recipe holders to bring home with the week’s recipes.

All food Kosher and vegetarian.

Instructor: Christiane Blakemore • Cost: $200 COOKING THROUGH HEBREW SONG Come cook and sing in Hebrew, as we learn about Israeli culture and Hebrew vocabulary.

Sing about tapuach hazahav (the golden apple) and ani ohev shokolad (I love chocolate) and much more! Cook yummy treats and create a cookbook to take home to share with your family and friends!

Instructor: Amalia Blumberg • Cost: $200 EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES Learn all about how earthquakes and volcanoes shape the Earth through hands-on science experiments! Work together to create earthquake and volcano models; even hike to a picnic lunch on a real volcano in Portland!

Instructor: Jessica Duggan • Cost: $200

FRESH AND SEASONAL COOKING! Come to cooking classes and learn how to make seasonal treats the family can enjoy. Visit a local farmer’s market and create a vegetable and herb garden. Bring home a recipe holder featuring the recipes learned.

All food Kosher and vegetarian.

Instructor: Chris Blakemore • Cost: $200 IMAGINATION STATION Imagine you are a bird! How does the world look to you? If you were a farmer, would you grow berries or mac and cheese? Explore nature through observation, drawing, and imagining. Discover natural areas around our campus with art materials in hand. A trip to Gabriel Park will add to our nature exploration along with a personal book reflecting your experiences you can take home!

Instructor: Leslie Berman • Cost: $190 INTRODUCING… SIMPLE MACHINES! Discover how to move objects, perform experiments, and exercise your brain all while using simple machines! Catapults, pulleys, and wheels will abound in this class as we create make-and-take projects that will have you saying: I LOVE Simple Machines!!

Instructor: Joan Saurini • Cost: $195 JUNIOR ENGINEERS Calling all girl and boy engineers! Explore different types of building. Make structures and more. We will tour a construction site, take a field trip to SCRAP and tour entire PJA and MJCC facilities to see the inner workings of our buildings.

Instructor: Ellen Kipnis • Cost: $185 For more information contact Celinda Llanez: cllanez@pjaproud.org

LEGO ENGINEERING CLASSES See all descriptions on page 10.

MATHMAGIC Grab your hat and wand and come Explore the magic of numbers. You will play games, create art, sing songs, solve puzzles, and test your cooking skills all while learning math. Come solve problems with me; we are sure to have a magical time with math!

Instructor: Jobee McCann • Cost: $185 THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS Join Ms. Fizzle and her class on some wild adventures in the Magic School Bus! Every day will be a new book and a new adventure that will lead us through amazing science exploration!

Instructor: Ellen Kipnis • Cost: $195 WHAT SHALL I GROW? Would you like to grow a tiny garden filled with green animals? A water garden in a terrarium or a miniature moss garden filled with magical creatures? Bring your imaginations to create small worlds using natural materials. Take a field trip & workshop at Artemisia. Bring home all of your gardens to tend them at home.

Instructor: Leslie Berman • Cost: $200 WORLD ART Calling all ARTISTS! If you like to draw, paint, design, sculpt, bead, and sew then come and learn about art and cultures from Australia, Egypt, Japan, Africa, and Peru. Create Adinkra paintings, Kente cloths, and design an Egyptian cartouche. Do AboriginalDot Art, Woodblock Printing, Sumi-e painting, sew a Peruvian felted pouch, and design a giant class mural!

Instructor: Jamie Alvarez • Cost: $195.00

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Stepping Stone Grades 1-3

JULY 7-11

JULY 14-18

JULY 21-25

JULY 28 - AUG. 1

Simple Machines

Paper Projects

Wild About Horses

Cooking Through Hebrew Song

Dogs With Jobs

Mathmagic

Comic Book Creations

Magic School Bus Adventure

Earthquakes & Volcanoes

Comic Book Creations

Loveable, Small Pets

Cooking Around the World

Fresh and Seasonal Cooking Animal Antics

Pre-Engineering Using Lego (Grades K-1)

Engineering FUNdamentals Using Lego (Grades 2-5)

3D Amazing Art PJA Junior Runway Bashem’ Bots Using Lego (Grades 3-6)

Comic Book Creations

Cracking Mythology & Busting Myths

Junior Engineers

Jedi Master Engineering Using Lego (Grades 2-5)

Stepping Stone (Grades 1-3)

Register at: www.pjaproud.org 3D AMAZING ART

Not 3D glasses, movies, and effects… 3-D art!!

Sculpt out of recycled and natural materials, cardboard, wire, fabric, clay, and paper mache.

If you can dream it, we can build it!

Instructor: Samantha Salinger • Cost $200

A MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ADVENTURE

Join Ms. Frizzle and her class on wild adventures!

Take a trip aboard the Magic School Bus to the Portland Aquarium. Every day will be a new wacky book adventure leading us through scientific exploration!!

Instructor: Ellen Kipnis • Cost: $190

ANIMAL ANTICS

Dogs have been known to adopt kittens, and armadillo can walk underwater! Learn amazing animal facts though stories, art, film, and non-fiction. Take a trip to the zoo to see incredible animal behaviors in person.

Instructor: Jobee McCann • Cost $195

COMIC BOOK CREATIONS

Turn on your imaginations and explore the world of comics. Learn the types of comics, vocabulary, and how to convey a story through sequential images. Create characters and bring them to life.

Bring home a class anthology along with an illustrator’s kit and sketchbook.

Instructor: Michael Patterson • Cost: $185

COOKING AROUND THE WORLD

Each day we will visit a new country and learn about the cuisine. Make meals and snacks from Mexico, Italy, Greece and Israel. Create a recipe holder. All food Kosher and vegetarian.

Instructor: Christiane Blakemore • Cost: $200

COOKING THROUGH HEBREW SONG

Cook and sing in Hebrew, learn about Israeli culture and Hebrew vocabulary. Sing about tapuach hazahav (the golden apple), and more! Make treats and a cookbook to take home.

Instructor: Amalia Blumberg • Cost: $200 CRACKING MYTHOLOGY & BUSTING MYTHS Who was the Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus and companions in his cave? If you eat pop rocks and coke will your stomach burst? Spend half the class exploring regions of world mythology and half exploring modern myths.

Instructor: Susanna Perrin • Cost: $195

DOGS WITH JOBS

Discover kinds of jobs dogs have and why they are so good at them. Working dogs visit the class and we’ll take a field trip to watch dogs in action!

Instructor: Tara Cozad • Cost: $ 200

EARTHQUAKES & VOLCANOES

Learn how earthquakes and volcanoes shape the Earth through science experiments! Build earthquake and volcano models. Take a field trip and hike a real volcano in Portland!

Instructor: Jessica Duggan • Cost: $200

FRESH AND SEASONAL COOKING

Learn how to make yummy seasonal treats! Visit a local farmer’s market and create a vegetable/herb garden. Make a snazzy recipe holder featuring all your new recipes. All food Kosher and vegetarian.

Instructor: Chris Blakemore • Cost: $200

JUNIOR ENGINEERS

Calling all builders! Learn types of engineering from building, to chemical, to aero or space.

Explore the potion lab & make structures from Fairy Houses to Pirate’s Lairs. Tour SCRAP and the inner workings of PJA and MJCC facilities.

Instructor: Ellen Kipnis • Cost: $190

LEGO ENGINEERING CLASSES See all descriptions on page 10.

LOVEABLE, SMALL PETS

How are pet rabbits different from their wild brothers? What do you need to keep a lizard in your home? Learn about caring for small animals in our homes. Read about pets and create art based on our furry little friends.

Bring in your pet for a visit!

Instructor: Susanna Perrin • Cost: $195

MATHMAGIC

Grab your hat and wand and explore the magic of numbers. Play games, create art, sing songs, solve puzzles, and test your cooking skills, all while learning math! Come solve problems with me; we are sure to have a magical time with math!

Instructor: Jobee McCann • Cost: $185

PAPER PROJECTS

The world of paper arts offers an endless opportunity for creation and self-expression.

Perfect your paper airplane design, create Origami, learn to make pop-up cards and books.

Instructor: Susanna Perrin • Cost: $190

PJA JUNIOR RUNWAY

Dream of taking the fashion world by storm? Learn sewing techniques, create projects, and take part in the 1st annual runway and fashion challenge!

Explore, design, learn, and experiment with fabric and other materials.

Instructor: Marcie Brewer • Cost: $200

SIMPLE MACHINES

Discover 6 Simple Machines and use engineering skills to solve everyday problems! With daily challenges and a variety of materials, you will design and experiment with construction.

Instructor: Tara Cozad • Cost: $190

WILD ABOUT HORSES

Even the tamest horse shares qualities with his wild relatives. Learn about these amazing animals and enjoy visits with real horses! Explore the care of horses, amazing art projects, and games.

Instructor: Susanna Perrin • Cost: $200 8

Soaring Grades 3 - 6

JULY 7-11 Cupcake Warz

JULY 14-18

JULY 21-25

The World of Minecraft

Cooking Around the World

Perfectly Portlandia

Engineering FUNdamentals Using Lego (Grades 2-5)

The World of Minecraft Bashem’ Bots Using Lego (Grades 3-6)

JULY 28 - AUG. 1 Printmaking Comic Book Creations Jedi Master Engineering Using Lego (Grades 2-5)

Soaring (Grades 3-6)

Register at: www.pjaproud.org

COOKING AROUND THE WORLD

Whether you are a beginner or an old pro, you will love learning how to make flavorful international favorites. Learn how Greek, French, Italian and Asian foods are masterfully created. Acquire basic knife skills, how to read a recipe, and kitchen safety.

Best of all, have a blast creating savory and sweet comfort food favorites. All foods are Kosher and vegetarian. Gluten free/vegan options.

Instructor: Sandy Nemer • Cost: $200

COMIC BOOK CREATIONS

Turn on your imaginations and explore the fantastic world of comics. Learn about various types of comics, the vocabulary, and how to convey a story through sequential images.

Create characters and bring them to life.

Comics will be compiled into a class anthology to take home along with an illustrator’s kit and sketchbook. This is the 4th season of this very popular, fun, and educational class.

Instructor: Michael Patterson • Cost: $185

Lego Engineering

CUPCAKE WARZ

Like to bake and be creative? Then come and bake, decorate, and learn how cupcake businesses get started! Take a field trip to Kyra’s Bake shop who won the Cupcake Wars 3 times! Then we will have our own cupcake competition and have our most experienced staff decide who will win the CUPCAKE WARZ. Instructor: Sandy Nemer • Cost: $200

ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS USING LEGO (GRADES 2-5)

vegetarian/meat and peanut free.

BASHEM’ BOTS USING LEGO (GRADES 3-6)

JEDI MASTER ENGINEERING USING LEGO (GRADES 2-5)

does not apply to engineering classes. Lunches must be

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make a motorized LEGO machine? Students in this advanced engineering camp re-engineer standard LEGO vehicles into mechanized machines that can traverse challenging obstacles, battle fellow bots, and take on Instructors’ colossal creations.

Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies• Cost: $200

Explore the hidden features of Portland, meet a local author, and learn about all that makes Portland so “Weird”. Our week will include hands-on creative projects, food tastings, bridge building, local foods, local businesses, and what makes Portland the best place to live. An exploration extravaganza awaits in our backyard!

Instructor: Sandy Nemer • Cost: $200

PRINTMAKING

Learn the exciting world of printmaking! Make all kinds of prints: collagraphs, monoprints, monotypes, carved stamps, reductive prints, and more. We will use our prints to make amazing art projects, including printed fabric. Get ready to be creative and become a print master!!

Instructor: Samantha Salinger • Cost $200

THE WORLD OF MINECRAFT

Apply real-world concepts in, engineering, and architecture through engineer-designed projects such as bridges, motorized cars, and more!

Design, build and explore your ideas in a supportive environment. Instructor will challenge new and returning students to engineer at the next level.

Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies • Cost: $200

(Grades K-6) • March discount

PERFECTLY PORTLANDIA!

The Force is strong in this class. Build projects based on designs from a galaxy far away. Jedi instructors reinforce engineering concepts such as gears, eccentric motion and more as students learn the forces of imagination and engineering.

Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies • Cost: $200

CONTEST WINNER / STUDENT SELECTED! Get your gaming fingers ready… Minecraft is taking the gaming world by storm! This week we will play, attempt challenges, and examine real-life applications of Minecraft through various games and projects.

Instructor: Sam Blumberg • Cost: $200

PRE-ENGINEERING USING LEGO (GRADES K-1)

Build engineer designed projects such as bridges, and motorized cars! Explore the endless possibilities of the LEGO® building system with the guidance of an experienced instructor. This is an ideal way to prepare young builders for the challenge of Engineering FUNdamentals.

Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies • Cost: $200 For more information contact Celinda Llanez: cllanez@pjaproud.org 10

Join the Dragon Team!

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Do you see a class that interests you? Just pick your topic and register!

Learn leadership skills by aiding the instructor, participating in class activities, and contributing your knowledge to young children.

Each team member will receive a t-shirt and certificate of participation.

All classes are Dragon Team opportunities!

We hope you join our team!

“I liked working and playing with the little kids. It was fun!”

- Liana Kressel Dragon Team in the Mathmagic Class (ages 4-5)

“Even though I knew a lot about building, I learned a lot too!

It was fun to help out other kids.”

“I felt incredibly lucky to have a Dragon Team member help out with my Mathmagic class.

She was a major support and mentor to the younger students. She had a blast participating in all of the class activities.”

- Jobee McCann Mathmagic 2013

- Ruthie Zeidman Dragon Team in the Blueprints and Buildings class (ages 4-5)

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Meet the Summer Discovery Instructors!

“ LESLIE BERMAN

has been teaching in the PJA preschool for 2 years. She earned her Master in Arts of Teaching in early childhood and elementary education in 2005. Leslie spent 4 summers teaching writing and drawing in nature on an organic farm in Portland.

This summer she will bring her love of art, gardening, and nature.

CHRIS BLAKEMORE

has worked for Kidscorner for the past six years, as well as facilitated cooking camps for over three. She is thrilled to be able to combine her passion for cooking with her passion for teaching.

AMALIA BLUMBERG

teaches Hebrew in the kindergarten at PJA. Along with her passion for teaching Hebrew, she loves music, cooking and baking delicious foods!

She is so excited to do all three of these in her class this summer!

SAM BLUMBERG

teaches Jewish Studies in the middle school at PJA. He has a passion for Jewish learning, as well as technology!

Sam is excited to explore the world of Minecraft this summer.

MARCIE BREWER

is a reader, writer, director, and educator. She has taught middle school Humanities at PJA for 10 years, and directed more than a 25 plays.

She learned to sew at her grandmother’s knee and her first sewing project won a ribbon in 4-H. Many Halloween costumes and school productions later, she’s excited to embark on challenges with PJA Junior Runway!

TARA COZAD

has been teaching Kindergarten at PJA and the MJCC for 10 years.

She is excited to be combining her two passions this summer: teaching children and her love of dogs.

JESSICA DUGGAN

graduated with a BA in Environmental Studies from the U of O and with an MA in Teaching from Pacific University. She loves teaching preschool at PJA and exploring the outdoors in the Pacific Northwest.

She’s excited to teach a class that incorporates both those things!

ELLEN KIPNIS

has taught for 21 years, 9 of those at PJA. She believes in learning through hands-on activities and curiosity as a guide to gaining new knowledge.

She loves children and her goal is to make a positive difference in all children’s lives.

“Summer Discovery is about sharing what our

teachers are inspired by and we are passionate to share them with your children!”

- Tara Cozad CELINDA LLANEZ

is a PJA Kindergarten teacher and the director of PJA’s Summer Discovery.

An educator for 17 years, Celinda strives to provide children with memorable, meaningful experiences. As the director for 6 years, her goal is to provide programming in which students learn through play, inquiry and of course discovery!

JOBEE MCCANN

has been working at PJA for 4 years with 4-6 year olds. She is passionate about children and learning. Her favorite subject is Math and loves solving problems of all kinds.

SANDY NEMER

M.Ed, is a part time teacher at PJA and student at Dyslexia Training Institute in San Diego, CA. She enjoys making teaching a meaningful and fun experience for all. She grew up in Europe and was a teacher in Japan and has a love for different types of cuisines and cultures.

MICHAEL PATTERSON

discovered a passion for illustration at an early age. Later in life, he discovered another passion - working with children. Michael is thrilled to be bridging these two passions in his comic book workshop.

SUSANNA PERRIN

has been teaching at PJA for 12 years.

She loves the integration of stories and art with learning. She has 3 children, a dog, and a horse.

She enjoys the great outdoors, reading, creating her own art and stories and spending time with her family and pets.

SAM (SAMANTHA) SALENGER

graduated with a BA in Fine Arts from Scripps College in Claremont, Ca. in 1992 and earned her teaching credential from Dominican University in 1995. After her kids attended PJA preschool, Sam was hired on to teach elementary art at PJA in 2011.

She is excited to share her passion for art and teaching this summer!

“Discovery classes are as much fun for me as they are for the students!

- Susanna Perrin JOAN SAURINI

has been teaching at PJA for 23 years. Her favorite thing about teaching is watching children become excited about learning, and growing into independent learners. In her spare time, she loves to travel and spend time with family.

JAMIE TRACY

graduated from Humboldt State and has been teaching preschool for eight years. She loves photography, scrapbooking, movies, hiking and getting crafty in her spare time.

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